Total Crime Rate

179.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 179.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.9 8/10
  • Drugs 33.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 28.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 16.9 10/10
  • Other theft 11.2 8/10
  • Theft from the person 11.2 9/10
  • Burglary 5.6 6/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • Robbery 5.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Parker Street area has the 14th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Market , and the 64th highest crime rate of 394 local areas in Cambridge .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Parker Street (CB1 1JL) in the last 12 months was 179.8 per 1,000 residents and was 49.0% lower than the Market average (352.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 73.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -56.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Parker Street (CB1 1JL), the main crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 275 crimes here, including 138 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Parker Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drummer Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Regent Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Regent Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Regent Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Regent Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Regent Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Belmont Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Belmont Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Belmont Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fair Court
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Fair Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fair Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fair Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Regent Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Regent Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elm Street

Data Sources

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